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1 beat someone to the punch / beat someone to the draw
Beat someone to the punch / beat someone to the drawсделать что-либо раньше другихI planned to write a book about computers, but someone else beat me to the draw.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone to the punch / beat someone to the draw
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2 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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3 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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4 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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5 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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6 beat someone at his own game
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7 beat someone hollow
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8 beat someone to a pulp
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9 beat someone to jelly
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10 beat someone to the punch
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11 beat someone's brains out
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13 beat someone to the punch
expr infmlWe'll have to decide now whether we want this house or someone else will beat us to the punch — Нужно уже сейчас решить, нужен ли нам этот новый дом или нет, иначе нас могут обскакать другие
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14 beat someone to something
expr infmlI'll beat you to the top of that hill — Давай поспорим, что я раньше тебя добегу до вершины холма
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15 beat someone's time
expr AmE slThat guy tries to beat my time whenever I show up with a new girl — Когда бы я ни пришел с новой девушкой, он пытается ее у меня отбить
What made me so mad was that once again another woman beat my time — Я была вне себя от ярости, потому что и на этот раз его увела другая женщина
He tries to beat his time whenever he shows up with a new escort — Он всегда старается увести у него девушку, стоит лишь ему с ней показаться
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16 beat someone to the draw
expr infmlI planned to write a book about computers but someone else beat me to the draw — Я собирался написать книгу о компьютерах, но меня опередили
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17 beat someone's brains out
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18 beat someone or something hollow
expr infmlI played him at chess last night and beat him hollow — Я вчера играл с ним в шахматы и буквально разгромил его
It's a fine whiskey but I know a blend that beats even this hollow — Это отличное виски, но я знаю сорт, с которым оно не идет ни в какое сравнение
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19 beat someone out of something
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20 beat someone to someone's knees
expr infmlSince her husband died, the effort of working to support the children and running the home had beaten her to her knees — После смерти мужа поиски средств к существованию и заботы по дому совсем сломили ее
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См. также в других словарях:
beat someone up — beat (someone) up 1. to strongly criticize someone. The candidates spent the time beating each other up instead of talking about how to improve the economy. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form beat up on someone: Sanchez beat up on Brown for… … New idioms dictionary
beat someone to it — To manage to do something before someone else can • • • Main Entry: ↑beat * * * beat someone to it phrase to do something before someone else When I went to take the keys I found that someone had beaten me to it. Thesaurus: to do something before … Useful english dictionary
beat someone to it — beat (someone) to it informal to do something before someone else does it. I was just about to open some wine but I see you ve beaten me to it … New idioms dictionary
beat someone's brains out — (slang) 1. To kill by hitting repeatedly on the head 2. To subject to a vicious beating • • • Main Entry: ↑beat * * * beat/bash/someone’s brains out informal … Useful english dictionary
beat someone to a pulp — informal phrase to hit someone hard many times, until they are badly hurt or dead Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: pulp * * * beat (or smash) someone to a pulp beat someone severely … Useful english dictionary
beat someone's brains out — beat (someone s) brains out 1. to severely criticize someone. How could I win the election with that guy on the radio beating my brains out every day? 2. to seriously hurt someone. I was afraid he was going to come back and beat my brains out … New idioms dictionary
beat someone hollow — beat (someone) hollow British & Australian to defeat someone easily and by a large amount. We played my brother s school at football and beat them hollow … New idioms dictionary
beat someone to the punch — beat (someone) to the punch American to do something before someone else does it. I was thinking of applying for that job but Carol beat me to the punch … New idioms dictionary
beat someone to the draw — (USA) If you beat someone to the draw, you do something before they do … The small dictionary of idiomes
beat someone at their own game — beat (someone) at (their) own game British, American & Australian play (someone) at (their) own game to try to get an advantage over someone by using the same methods as them. He s always playing practical jokes on other people so just for once,… … New idioms dictionary
beat someone at own game — beat (someone) at (their) own game British, American & Australian play (someone) at (their) own game to try to get an advantage over someone by using the same methods as them. He s always playing practical jokes on other people so just for once,… … New idioms dictionary